my probe has a 2mm tip diameter (.0785" measured with micrometer). when I run the probe radius calibration MACH4 reports (Probe radius set: R=0.5380).
.5380 what? .5380 inches? does it think there is a 1" tip on this?
I adjust the probe tip to run true with a DTI gauge to about 0.0005"
I have a gear with a precision bore of 2.252" measured with a dial bore gauge, used as the reference.
I run the x y offset calibration and get:
x: -0.0004 y: 0.0001
I then run the radius calibration and get the above mentioned R=0.5380
If I then use the probe to measure the 3" length of a 123 block, I get the results as shown in the attached screen shot.
indicating to me that it does in fact think it has a 1" probe tip, since it measures it as 1.9992".
I suppose I could go into the INI file and manually edit the value, but why is there a calibrate tip radius function if it is so useless??
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